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July 1. |
39. Notes of proceedings at the Middlesex Sessions held at
Westminster before Sir Edward Spencer, &c., from 3rd March to
1st July, including licenses granted to alehouses in St. John's
Street, Clerkenwell, and Holborn, 3rd March; a list of treasurers
for maimed soldiers, viz., John Huxley for the hundreds of
Osulston, Edmontire [Edmonton], and Gore; Michael Grigg for
Elthorne, Spelthorne, and Isleworth; William Cheyney of Hackney
for the Marshalsea, King's Bench, and hospitals within Osulston;
and Randal Nichol for the Marshalsea, Elthorne, &c., 20th April;
persons bound over by recognizance and discharged and also those
bound over and not discharged, 23rd May; licenses to badgers
[pedlars], killers, and drovers; and licenses to informers to compound
upon informations, 1st July. [16 pp., of which only 7 have entries
upon them.] |
July 1. Court at Greenwich. |
40. Petition of Francis Newton, one of his Majesty's messengers
for the apprehending of Jesuits, seminary priests, &c., to the King.
For five years he has had a warrant for the apprehending of
Jesuits and seminary priests, which he has performed, neglecting
all other employments, and oftentime endangering his life in the
service, having taken 29 priests and Jesuits, whose names are
annexed. Some he has carried to prison, and many he has kept
in his custody, without any manner of allowance either for his
pains or for the meat, drink, and lodging for the parties detained,
in which service he has expended more than 200l. of his own
estate. In February last, having apprehended one Morse, a Jesuit
and a very dangerous person, who seduced this last summer great
numbers both in the parish of St. Giles-in-the-Fields and in
Westminster, he was commanded by the Council to prosecute him
to his trial at Newgate, where he was found guilty of treason,
Morse was kept 30 days at petitioner's charge, and afterwards, at
his like charge, 17 witnesses were produced and maintained, for
all which he has had no recompense. Prays reference to the Council.
Underwritten, Reference accordingly. [1 p.] Annexed, |
[July 1.] |
40. i. Schedule of the 29 priests and Jesuits apprehended by
Newton, with his disbursements for their apprehension
and maintenance. The names are as follows:—
Jesuits—Francis Lloyd, alias Smith, alias Rivers, alias
Symonds; John Egerton; Henry Gifford; John St.
John alias Everard; Henry Morse. Secular priests—
William Ward, alias Slaughter, alias Waller; Peter
Curtis; John Hawkeshead alias Oxenbridge; Francis
Harris; Thomas Reignolds; John Southworth; John
Goodman, formerly a minister of the Church of England;
Mr. Ashelby; John Browne; Mr. Windmore; Thomas
Smith; Thomas Williamson; Huddleston; John Smith
alias Whitebread. Franciscan Friars—Austin Rivers
alias Abbott; Richard Palmer alias Maddox. Grey
Friar—Mr. Valentyne. Dominican Friar—Walter
Coleman. Benedictine Monks—William Tresham;
Thomas Leake; Thomas Edmonds; Mr. Holmes; Albone
Rowe; George Cox. Newton also seized two rich Popish
vestments, worth 100l., given by the Lords of the Council
to him, the obtaining whereof cost him 10l.; but Secretary
Windebank sent for them, promising that he should either
have good satisfaction or the vestments returned. He
has however had but twenty shillings. [2½ sheets.] |
40. ii. A list of the names only, agreeing with the preceding
excepting that Thomas Colles is given instead of
Huddleston; probably an alias of the same man.
[1 p.] |
[July 18 ?] [Lambeth.] |
41. Proceedings in the Court [of Commissioners for Causes
Ecclesiastical]. This day and place Dr. Rives, his Majesty's
Advocate, informed the Court that John, Bishop of Lincoln, had
been convicted by the Lords of the Council in the Court of Star
Chamber of sundry enormous crimes and offences, heinous in
themselves, but far greater in the said Lord Bishop in respect of
his eminent place in the Church, and worthy of a heavy censure;
and that their Lordships had adjudged that he should be suspended
from his bishopric and deanery of Westminster, and all other
ecclesiastical promotions and benefices, with the rights and
emoluments thereof. Their Lordships therefore recommended the
said bishop to this Court to be suspended ab officiis et beneficiis
during his Majesty's pleasure; his Majesty's Advocate exhibiting
a true copy of the decree of the Court of Star Chamber, bearing
date the 11th day of this present month of July, under the hand
of Mathew Goad, Registrar of the said Court, and desiring the
cause to be proceeded in and justice to be done. Signed T. Rives.
[1¾ pp. See Vol. CCCLXIV., No. 12.] |
[July ?] |
42. Petition of Joseph Bryan, Edward Maddison, Francis Offley,
Martin Browne, and Michael Holman, executor to Robert Wright,
deceased, creditors of Sir Richard and Sir Walter Tichborne, to
the Earl of Pembroke and Secretary Windebank. Long since,
petitioners lent sums of money to Sir Richard and Sir Walter
Tichborne, which, with interest for almost four years, remain
unpaid. For two years the said Sir Richard and Sir Walter have
had a royal protection, which expired on 13th June last, but on
the 18th of June they obtained a warrant signed by your Honours,
to protect them from arrest until some of the Lords of the Council
had treated with their creditors for a reasonable composition of
their debts. In obedience to this warrant petitioners have forborne
any action against them, and, finding that their lands and goods
are conveyed and extended, are hopeless to recover their debts.
Pray leave to take such course against the said Sir Richard and
Sir Walter, and their servant, Robert Courtman, as by counsel
shall be advised. [1 p.] |
[July ?] |
43. Application by Sir William Killigrew to the King. Sir
Robert Killigrew (his father), searching the records for Mr. Locton's
title to the fourth part of the Eight Hundred Fen, found that his
Majesty had a title to the remainder, on which he and Mr. Kirke
prayed for the said interest, for which they were to pay 100l. a year
and 12,000l. [sic.] towards walling the new park near Kingston, and
to recover his Majesty's interest at their own charges. His Majesty
gave consent, as appears by two letters to Attorney-General Noy
to draw up their books, which letters are in Kirke's hands, but
the books were never drawn up, by reason of unkindnesses
between Attorney Noy and Sir Robert. Since both their deaths
his Majesty, being informed that his title was of greater value
than appeared, has resumed it, promising recompense. Prays
a continuance of the favour shown to his father. [1 p. See
Vol. CCCLXIV., No. 38.] |
[July ?] |
44. Petition of Edward Elding to the King. Petitioner was
master of the "Fifth Whelp," which conveyed the Prince Palatine's
goods into Holland, and, returning thence, was cast away on the
28th of June last, when 17 men were drowned, and petitioner lost
property to the value of 80l. Prays the first gunner's or boatswain's
place that may be vacant. [½ p.] |